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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 10:15:00 AM
US Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica P. Medina tells Al-Ahram Weekly how the COP27 meetings are helping to deal with the challenges of climate change
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COP27
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Climate change
11/16/2022 9:31:45 PM
Protecting nature and preserving biodiversity requires scientific solutions and sufficient finance, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/14/2022 7:08:27 PM
Women have leadership qualities and the ability to solve problems, which makes their participation in development and climate action indispensable, said UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin.
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World
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International
11/13/2022 10:38:38 AM
There won't be concessions from the U.S. side. No real deliverables, which is government-speak for specific achievements. Don't expect a cheery joint statement, either.
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COP27
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To Know
11/12/2022 4:00:00 PM
Foreign Minister and President of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Sameh Shoukry and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced on Friday $150 million initiative to accelerate adaptation in the African continent meant to save millions of lives and their livelihoods.
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COP27
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Focus
11/12/2022 2:00:00 PM
Al-Ahram’s Al-Siyassa Al-Dawliya magazine’s Arabic language website has launched a special supplement for climate change to coincide with the ongoing 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) taking place in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh city from 6 to 18 November.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
11/11/2022 5:52:35 PM
The 44th Cairo International Film Festival, headed by renowned actor Hussein Fahmy and directed by Amir Ramses, will open on Sunday 13 November with a special ceremony held at the Cairo Opera House.
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COP27
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Focus
11/11/2022 3:00:15 PM
Countries representing more than 50 percent of global GDP have agreed to set out sector-specific priority actions to decarbonise power, road transport, steel, hydrogen and agriculture sectors by the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), which is set to be held in the United Arab Emirates in November of next year.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/9/2022 3:21:34 PM
Providing efficient and fair financing is the key to the actual implementation of climate action called for by the COP27, said UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Mahmoud Mohieldin.
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World
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Region
11/9/2022 10:13:53 AM
A strike on a pro-Iran militia convoy in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border killed at least 14 people overnight, a war monitor said Wednesday, without specifying who carried it out.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/6/2022 7:41:31 PM
Egypt’s French language newspaper Al-Ahram Hebdo released on Sunday a special edition tackling the issues of climate change in conjunction with the start of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place until 18 November in the Red sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/4/2022 9:02:00 PM
Public pledges on climate action need to be mirrored in the negotiating room, said Egyptian Ambassador Wael Abul-Magd, special representatives of the president-designate for the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), set to be held 6-18 November in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
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Life & Style
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Health
11/3/2022 2:16:14 PM
New evidence has emerged that an invasive species of malaria-carrying mosquito from Asia is spreading in Africa, where it could pose a "unique" threat to tens of millions of city-dwellers, researchers warned .
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World
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Africa
11/2/2022 7:18:31 PM
Ethiopia's warring sides have formally agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities, an African Union special envoy said Wednesday, after a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counted in the hundreds of thousands.
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Business
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Economy
11/2/2022 12:47:41 PM
UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Mahmoud Mohieldin was unanimously re-elected on Tuesday as an executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representing the Arab countries and Egypt, on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
10/31/2022 10:37:53 PM
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdullah Batili agreed on continuing coordination to reach a solution that guarantees holding elections and maintaining the country's unity.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/31/2022 9:17:02 PM
The collaboration between developed and developing countries is necessary to help the developing countries handle problems that may exacerbate the climate crisis, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Monday.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/31/2022 6:35:25 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged climate activists Monday to show "creativity'' and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up road blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene.
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Sports
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World
10/31/2022 11:21:44 AM
Monza players will warm up for their Italian league game at home to Bologna wearing special T-shirts dedicated to defender Pablo Mari
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/29/2022 8:19:54 PM
The UK defence ministry on Saturday rejected claims by Russia that its specialists were involved in attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines and the Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet.
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